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Investors are homing in on the tech sector as they lookfor clues to what may lie ahead for the stock market, which has gone from flirting with record highs to the brink of a correction in just six weeks.

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U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since the recession, signaling more trouble for the economic recovery.

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As retailers approach the holiday shopping season, some are seeing worrisome signs that Americans are tightening their purse strings.

WORLD-WIDE

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A clash between Israel and Hamas turned deadlier. Israeli missiles killed 30 Palestinians and Gazan militants fired dozens of rockets deep into Israel, whose defense system destroyed two of them headed toward Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Israel faces the painful decision of whether to launch a ground invasion, after calling up 40,000 reservists in addition to its standing army of about 175,000.

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In Cairo, leaders of Qatar, Egypt, Turkey and Hamas sought to reach an ambitious cease-fire proposal.

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Obama arrived in Myanmar to praise its progress away from military rule and call for more steps to address rights abuses. The visit is the first by a sitting U.S. president.

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Obama is weighing cabinet choices, including the secretaries of state and Treasury, and may announce some picks by the end of the month.